A TOP medic became the latest cyclist to die on Britain's roads when she was in collision with a lorry just yards from the hospital where she worked.

Tragic specialist physiotherapist Esther Hartsilver, 32, was critically injured in the accident just yards from King's College Hospital in south London during Thursday morning's rush hour.

She was taken to the hospital in a "critical" condition, but died on Thursday night.

She is the sixth cyclist to die on London's roads this year - all who have been fatally injured in collisions involving lorries. Five of them were women. Twelve cyclists died on the capital's roads last year - five in collisions with lorries.

Police were called to the scene of the collision in Camberwell, south London, just before 8am on Thursday.

Floral tributes have been left at the junction where the accident happened.

A card attached to one bunch of flowers read: "Darling Est, A grin that will never leave me. In our hearts forever. Love you. Sleep tight. Sops xx."

A spokesman for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: "We have lost a dear and respected colleague.